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. 2015 Feb 9;10(2):e0117939. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117939

Table 1. Comparison of the characteristics of the increased ICP and normal ICP groups.

Characteristic Increased ICP group (n = 101) Normal group (n = 178) P-value
Male (n,%) 61 (60.4%) 96 (53.9%) 0.296
Age (Y) 37.32±13.01 43.59±15.79 0.001
ONSD (mm) 4.58±0.46 3.55±0.38 <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 23.89±4.11 22.81±3.49 0.020
Waistline(cm) 80.66±11.34 78.76±9.78 0.141
Head circumference (cm) 55.45±1.69 55.14±2.04 0.203
SBP (mmHg) 122.78±16.74 125.71±18.32 0.187
DBP (mmHg) 78.89±9.47 80.51±11.57 0.232
Pathological subtype <0.001
Bacterial infection 15 (14.9%) 3 (1.7%)
Non-bacterial infection 59 (58.4%) 79 (44.4%)
Non-infection 27 (26.7%) 96 (53.9%)

ICP intracranial pressure, BMI body mass index, ONSD optic nerve sheath diameter, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure.